Daniel 8

1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, to me Daniel, after that which had appeared unto me at the first.

I Kong Belsazzars tredje Regeringsaar viste der sig et Syn for mig, Daniel; det kom efter det, som tidligere havde vist sig for mig.

2 And I saw in the vision—and it came to pass, in my seeing, that I was at Shushan the capital, which is in the province of 'Elam; —and I saw in the vision, as though I was by the river Ulai.

Jeg skuede i Synet, og det var mig, som om jeg var i Borgen Susan i Landskabet Elam; og jeg saa mig i Synet staaende ved Floden Ulaj.

3 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there was a ram standing before the river, and he had two horns; and the horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

Da løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, en Væder stod ved Floden; den havde to store Horn, det ene større end det andet, og det største skød op sidst.

4 I saw the ram butting westward, and northward, and southward; so that all the beasts could not stand before him, and no one was there to deliver out of his hand: and he did according to his will, and became great.

Jeg saa Væderen stange mod Vest, Nord og Syd; intet Dyr kunde modstaa den, ingen kunde redde af dens Vold, og den gjorde, hvad den vilde, og blev mægtig.

5 And as I was looking attentively, behold, there came a shaggy, he-goat from the west over the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a sightly large horn between his eyes.

Videre saa jeg nøje til, og se, en Gedebuk kom fra Vest farende hen over hele Jorden, men uden at røre den; og Bukken havde et anseligt Horn i Panden.

6 And he came as far as the ram that had two horns, that I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him with his furious power.

Den kom hen til den tvehornede Væder, som jeg havde set staa ved Floden, og løb imod den med ubændig Kraft;

7 And I saw him coming close unto the ram, and he became bitterly enraged against him, and he struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand forward before him: and he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him; and there was no one to deliver the ram out of his hand.

og jeg saa, hvorledes den, da den naaede Væderen, rasende stormede imod den, stødte til den og sønderbrød begge dens Horn; og Væderen havde ikke Kraft til at modstaa den, men Bukken kastede den til Jorden og trampede paa den, og ingen reddede Væderen af dens Vold.

8 And the shaggy he-goat became very great: but when he was grown strong, the great horn was broken; and there came up four slightly large ones in its place toward the four winds of heaven.

Derpaa blev Gedebukken saare mægtig; men som den var allermægtigst, brødes det store Horn af, og i Stedet voksede fire andre frem mod alle fire Verdenshjørner.

9 And out of them came forth a little horn, which became exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

Men fra det ene af dem skød et andet og lille Horn op, og det voksede umaadeligt mod Syd og Øst og mod det herlige Land;

10 And it became great, even up to the host of the heavens; and it cast down to the ground some of the host and of the stars, and trod them under foot.

og det voksede helt op til Himmelens Hær, styrtede nogle af Hæren og af Stjernerne til Jorden og trampede paa dem.

11 Yea, it magnified itself even up to the prince of the host, and by it the continual sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

Og det hovmodede sig mod Hærens Øverste; hans daglige Offer blev ophævet, og hans Helligdoms Sted kastedes til Jorden.

12 And the host is given up together with the continual sacrifice, by reason of transgression: and it casteth down the truth to the ground, and it doth [this], and is prosperous.

Og paa Alteret for det daglige Offer lagdes en Misgerning; Sandheden kastedes til Jorden, og Hornet havde Lykke med, hvad det gjorde.

13 Then did I hear a certain holy one speaking, and a holy one said unto the unknown one who was speaking, For how long is the vision concerning the continual sacrifice, and the wasting transgression, to give up both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Da hørte jeg en hellig tale, og en anden hellig spurgte den talende: »Hvor lang Tid gælder Synet om, at det daglige Offer ophæves, Ødelæggelsens Misgerning opstilles, og Helligdommen og Hæren nedtrampes?«

14 And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings, when the sanctuary shall be justified.

Han svarede: »2300 Aftener og Morgener; saa skal Helligdommen komme til sin Ret igen!«

15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought for understanding, that, behold, there was standing opposite to me something like the appearance of a man.

Medens jeg, Daniel, nu saa Synet og søgte at forstaa det, se, da stod der for mig en som en Mand at se til,

16 And I heard the voice of a man between [the banks of] the Ulai, and it called, and said, Gabriel, cause this one to understand this appearance.

og jeg hørte en menneskelig Røst raabe over Ulaj: »Gabriel, udlæg ham Synet!«

17 So he came close to where I stood: and when he came, I was terrified, and I fell upon my face; but he said unto me, Mark it well, O son of man; because for the time of the end is the vision.

Saa kom han hen, hvor jeg stod, og ved hans Komme blev jeg overvældet af Rædsel og faldt paa mit Ansigt. Og han sagde til mig: »Se nøje til, Menneskesøn, thi Synet gælder Endens Tid!«

18 Now as he was speaking with me, I fell down in amazement on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright where I had been standing.

Medens han talede med mig, laa jeg bedøvet med Ansigtet mod Jorden; men han rørte ved mig og fik mig paa Benene

19 And he said, Behold, I will make known unto thee what is to be at the last end of the indignation; for it is for the appointed time of the end.

og sagde: »Se, jeg vil kundgøre dig, hvad der skal ske i Vredens sidste Tid; thi Synet gælder Endens bestemte Tid.

20 The ram that thou hast seen, him with the two horns, [signifieth] the kings of Media and Persia.

Den tvehornede Væder, du saa, er Kongerne af Medien og Persien,

21 And the shaggy he-goat is the king of Javan; and the great horn which is between his eyes is the first king.

den laadne Buk er Kongen af Grækenland, og det store Horn i dens Pande er den første Konge.

22 But that it was broken, and that four sprung up in its stead, [signifieth that] four kingdoms will spring up out of the nation, but not with his power.

At det brødes af, og at fire andre voksede frem i Stedet, betyder, at fire Riger skal fremstaa af hans Folk, dog uden hans Kraft.

23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have filled their measure of guilt, there will arise a king of an impudent face, and understanding deep schemes.

Men i deres Herredømmes sidste Tid, naar Overtrædelserne har gjort Maalet fuldt, skal en fræk og rænkefuld Konge fremstaa.

24 And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy wonderfully, and will prosper while he doth [this]; and he will destroy very many and the people of the saints.

Hans Magt skal blive stor, dog ikke som hins; han skal tale utrolige Ting og have Lykke med, hvad han gør, og gennemføre sine Raad og ødelægge mægtige Mænd.

25 And through his intelligence, and because he prospereth, is craftiness in his hand; and in his heart will he magnify himself, and in peace will he destroy many: he will also stand up against the Prince of princes; but without a human hand will he be broken.

Mod de hellige skal hans Tanke rettes; hans svigefulde Raad skal lykkes ham, og han skal sætte sig store Ting for og styrte mange i Ulykke i deres Tryghed. Mod Fyrsternes Fyrste skal han rejse sig, men saa skal han knuses, dog ikke ved Menneskehaand.

26 And the appearance of the evening and the morning which was spoken of is true: but do thou keep the vision closed up;

Synet om Aftenerne og Morgenerne, hvorom der var Tale, er Sandhed. Men du skal lukke for Synet; thi det gælder en fjern Fremtid.«

27 And I Daniel grieved, and was sick several days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was depressed because of the appearance; but no one observed it.

Men jeg, Daniel, laa syg en Tid lang; saa stod jeg op og udførte min Gerning i Kongens Tjeneste. Jeg var rædselslagen over Synet og forstod det ikke.